Head of Financial Planning & Analysis

The role

You will lead global FP&A teams and act as a leader within the wider finance team. You will lead monthly business reviews, forecasting, annual planning, and develop the long term roadmap for the FP&A team.

What you will do

• Develop executive reporting dashboards and documents
• Analyse and report monthly results, leading indicators and KPIs
• Provide commercial analysis, develop growth targets, and evaluate strategic initiatives
• Work with product managers to produce, aggregate, and distribute market insights and competitive intelligence
• Manage financial models, including budgeting, forecasting, and long range planning
• Drive improvements in data analysis and modeling techniques
• Partner with Accounting and Investor Relations to support month end close and financial reporting
• Drive multi-functional change projects to enhance systems, processes, and data accuracy
• Prepare critical public financial documents to support an IPO process
• Guide the annual FP&A activity calendar

Required qualifications

• An exceptional academic track record
• Experience and a deeply rooted passion to lead successful team members
• Operated in a high growth, multi currency/geography technology business with a mixed go-to-market motion
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities
• Highest ethical standards, integrity, authenticity, credibility, and character
• Curiosity and willingness to work on a wide range of projects
• Proficiency in spreadsheets, financial modeling, and BI tools
• Understanding of core accounting principles
• Professional written and spoken English
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
• Passionate, thoughtful, and self-motivated
• Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet and exceed commitments

Nice to have

• MBA or equivalent combination of professional certifications and experience
• Previous experience as a subject matter expert in Financial Planning & Analysis
• Experience with Business Intelligence reporting, CRM and ERP systems

Benefits

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• Bi-annual compensation review
• Company recognition rewards
• 40 days annual leave per annum, including public holidays and All Company holiday periods
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues, with Priority Pass for lounge access

About the company

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.